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Don't expect to see UFC join WAMMA
WAMMA is a good idea, but John McCarthy says it won't be big without UFC's support — and that won't come any time soon.
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Why WAMMA Won't Work
Bloody Elbow"Big" John McCarthy explains: First, if a titleholder from the UFC fights either in the UFC or in another promotion and loses to a fighter not under contract to the UFC, then the UFC just devalued itself and its championship belt. They will not have control of the person who is now considered the top fighter in the world and their belt will be viewed by many people as just another promotional belt instead of the belt that signifies the best fighter in the world at that weight class. People will realize that maybe not all of the greatest ...

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